The English and language usage section of the TEAS exam consists of 28 questions and you will be given 28 minutes to complete. (16% of total TEAS exam.)
This section of the TEAS exam will include questions that will test your ability to answer questions related to
- Conventions of standard English
- Knowledge of language
- Vocabulary acquisition
- Pre-Test questions
Because staff members in the health care industry are client facing, understanding effective communication is key for aspiring nurses.
Below are the key topics you will need to know prior to taking the TEAS english and language usage exam.- The eight basic parts of speech used to construct sentences: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.
- Spotting grammar mistakes: subject-verb agreement mistakes, run-on sentences, pronoun issues (deciding whether to use nominative, objective or possessive), apostrophe mistakes, misplaced commas, unclear pronoun use, misplaced modifiers and more.
- Word-pairs: understand proper use of words. who vs. whom, which vs. that, good vs. well, fewer vs. less, farther vs. further, affect vs. effect and more.
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Some final notes from us..
- As you prepare for this exam, we recommend that you read books, magazines, articles and just about anything you can get your hands on. This practice will strengthen your understanding of the english language.
- Practice, practice and more practice! That is the best advice anybody can give you. But along with that advice, we want to add a caveat. Make sure you’re practicing using a trusted source. There’s nothing worse than wasting time studying outdated and unimportant material.
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